Month: August 2018
John Bowstead, held in wide esteem
John Bowstead (or Boustead) of Beck Bank Great Salkeld, was so respected that people from far an wide contributed to a memorial after his death. Though a Scottish judge probably didn’t contribut... Read More
Carlisle Museum gifts – gee, thanks for those!
A look around Carlisle Museum in 1844 may have astounded and amazed visitors – possibly not entirely in a good way! I’ve not dug into who the donors were: maybe someone will recognise a name a... Read More
James Irving of Blackwell House – an unusual will
The will of James Irving (baptised 1835 Bowness-on-Solway, died 1877 Switzerland) suggests he was worthy of the description Cumbrian Character… Elsewhere on this site, you can find a general inf... Read More